Native Tree Give-Away

Thursday, March 30 - Friday, March 31

Native tree and shrub seedlings from DNR will be available to SCWP and MBA members on Thursday, March 30 and Friday, March 31. Distribution will be on a first come, first served basis. Each household may take up to 10 free trees/shrubs. They are bare root and need to be planted ASAP, ideally the day of pickup. This is the 9th year Merikay has organized the tree give away (and 10 years since the project started). More than 3,000 native trees have been planted in our watersheds as a result! We have 450 trees to give away this year. We also need a few volunteers to help on both dates. Contact senecacreekwp@gmail.com if you want to volunteer.

Trees are available at two locations. Both sites will have the same tree species. Merikay picks up the trees from DNR then drops half off at Seneca State Park then sets up for distribution at her home.

Seneca Creek State Park, 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg MD 20878. Distribution 4 pm to 6 pm. Bonnie Bell heads this distribution site.

Merikay’s garden, 14909 Spring Meadows Drive, Germantown, MD. Distribution starts March 30 at 4 pm to 7 pm. If trees remain pickup on Friday, 10 am to noon; 4 - 6 pm. Check our FB page for updates. I’ll post there when trees are gone.

Native Tree and Shrub Species for 2023

50-plum

50-baldcypress

50-elderberry

50-cherrybark oak

50-flowering dogwood

50-willow oak

50-hazelnut

50-pawpaw

50-river birch